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... Month, we reflect on our efforts to reduce the breast cancer burden nationwide and continue our commitment to fighting the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. An estimated 266,120 women in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, ... as recommended, which in part contributes to only 62 percent of breast cancers being diagnosed at an early, local stage. Getting screened early can save lives from breast cancer, but lack of health insurance poses a major barrier to breast cancer screening. Millions of low-income, uninsured ... services. ACS CAN supports policies that require insurers to cover recommended breast cancer screenings beginning at age 40 without patient cost sharing. Disparities exist across the cancer continuum, and breast cancer is no exception. The ACS CAN report Cancer Disparities: A Chartbook ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 24, 2017 – Advocates from Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon (PRRR) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join 11 other public health organizations on Capitol Hill Tuesday to urge lawmakers to help end cervical cancer deaths worldwide by ... the most common cancer among women in 38 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). “Where you live should not determine if you live. New cases of and deaths from cervical cancer can be eliminated in girls and women through increased access to vaccination and inexpensive treatment in ... alive, so it would be a shame to see them die of something so preventable. Let’s be smart about global health programs by integrating low-cost cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment activities into existing healthcare programs.” Today, ACS CAN, PRRR and 22 other health ...

Colton , Calif. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) invites the Inland Empire community to participate in a forum to help reduce the number of deaths from breast and cervical cancer. This year in California, over 32,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 1,610 will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. “Early cancer detection means a greater chance of surviving the disease. But there are myths and cost and transportation barriers, among others, that prevent people from getting the screenings that could save their lives,” said Celina Lopez, ...

... 29, 2008 -- U.S. House Committee members today explored why a successful cancer early detection and prevention program is only reaching one out of five eligible women between the ages of 50-64 nationwide.  To date, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), ... expert on early detection and cancer disparities. “Breast and cervical cancer are two of the most curable life-threatening diseases -- but we can only combat these cancers if we take the steps necessary to detect it early and provide access to treatment,” Brawley said.  “Our goal is ... treating a precancerous lesion found in an abnormal Pap smear costs between $1,000 and $3,000.  If the lesions become cancerous, it can cost as much as $47,000 to treat. Gail Carey, an American Cancer Society volunteer and a past beneficiary of the NBCCEDP, testified that like so ...